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Espiner
From Stephan Molyneaux who is the partner in this (I’m looking at a March 18 piece in the Guardian by David Evans , if anyone wants to google it). He is advocating this alt right view of scientific racism in it he argues that social outcomes are the result of different inate IQ’s among races (high IQ Jews and low IQ black people). Now is that not the very definition of racism, he’s argued that intelligence is linked to race and some races are more intelligent than others?

Brash
Well there are some people who think that. I don’t think that. I’ve never argued that for one single moment. But I think we’re talkinh here not about his particular views but not defending those views. I’m defending the right of free speech. That’s the important issue.

Espiner
O.k so would you agree that those views are racist?

Brash. Ahh I do.

Espiner
You are supporting his right to make racist views in New Zealand?

Brash
Ahh Yes.

Espiner
O.k I’m putting it to you that that is probably unlawful under the human rights act. It could be contestible but that’s 61 (check it out for yourself)

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Espiner
She’s described Hitler as “just a social justice warrior whose happened to get freaky amounts of power”. I mean does that disturb you?

Don Brash
Absolutely, I mean Hitler was the most nasty objectionable person. I’m not defending this guys views at all, as I said earlier, I’m defending the right for him to express those views
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here’s what she said in full
On Adolf Hitler:

On top of being a whiny art student who scapegoated an allegedly ‘privileged’ race for all his problems, and talked a bunch of violent angry people into siding with him, like any good Social Justice Warrior, Hitler also wished he was a Muslim.
He might’ve been a nationalist by technicality, but he was more in the New Black Panthers style of “nationalist’ than the Trump style. Frankly, I think today, he’d be one of those low-T Tumblr crazies who join ISIS and end up on the news.
Everyone likes to complain about Hitler and Mussolini, but everyone forgets that without nationalism, we wouldn’t have a Germany or an Italy to get mad at for Hitler and Mussolini. Without nationalism, we’d probably still be at war with the freaking Habsburg (sic) Empire. Nationalism is what builds societies, and yes, just like how millennials take self-esteem too far, folks like Hitler, Mussolini or Malik Shabazz take nationalism too far.
I’m not Hitler, figuratively or literally. As far as I’m concerned, Hitler was just a Social Justice Warrior who happened to get freaky amounts of power and actually implement his #KillAllJews (the predecessor to #KillAIIMen) worldview. Basically, if Hitler were writing today, he could’ve avoided all the verbiage in Mein Kampf and just complained about “Jew-splaining” on Tumblr and the message would be the same.

High Flying Duck

Helen is becoming very vocal on local issues.
I saw a comment from someone that she is going to run for Mayor. I assume she’d be a shoe in if she did.
On the article – she’s spot on. If they couldn’t find someone – anyone – without a dishonesty conviction to take on the role there is something sadly wrong with the world.
Ralph Norris would have been a good pick. 🙂

Blazer

Zedd

I read that an Aust. father has avoided jail for growing & supplying his daughters will medicinal cannabis (juiced) 30mls at a time.. from press release:

‘A father who juiced cannabis to ease the suffering of his two daughters has avoided jail time.’

‘Stephen Taylor’s daughters, Morgan and Ariel, both suffer from the auto-immune disease Crohn’s and have been repeatedly hospitalised.’

‘Mr Taylor began to grow and juice his own cannabis

after struggling to find a doctor who would help him through the Therapeutic Goods Administration’s (TGA) lengthy application process to legally access medical marijuana.’

‘Magistrate Stephen Corry told Penrith Local Court he had sympathy for Mr
Taylor’s situation, but he should not expect the same outcome if he
persisted growing cannabis.’

‘Police alleged Mr Taylor had 107 plants in his backyard when his house
was raided at the end of 2017.’

The report says Australia legally regulated medicinal use in 2016, but doctors are still hesitant to prescribe it (mostly due to ignorance/lack of knowledge).. a bit like NZ
It said a report from the Aust. Federal doctor assn. had cast doubt on its effects & claimed it was ‘no better than a placebo’.. even though many people do claim to get genuine relief from using it; legal or otherwise !